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I don't think the surgery worked

Well, I had the surgery 2 weeks ago today. I've lost 12 pounds and I feel totally fine. That's the problem. I can eat anything without throwing up or feeling sick. I think the pouch is too big. I was told that I can't take my Metformin in pill form, but I am because I can't stand the taste of it crused up - even in apple sauce. I was back at work in a week and I have no pain. I've been trying to stick to only soft foods, but I'm hungry. I can't drink the protein drink cause I gag. And I started taking vitamins in pill form today because I gagged on the chewable. I feel like I went through this procedure for nothing. Last night for dinner I had 4 scrambled egg whites. I thought I'm supposed to be full after a couple bites. Is there anyway to have the surgery redone and have the pouch made smaller? I'm ready to just give up.

I strongly recommend you go talk to your doctor about all of this. I cant hardly tolerate eggs at all, and when I did get one down, it was one. I havent really seen this before, but i'm just a few months out too. Remember you may think you are hungry, but thats all it is. you &quot;think&quot; you are. Dont let your mind tell you what your stomach thinks, it happens to us alot. You have to get the shakes down even if you gag them down. I am the same way. I got premier protein from costco and its still a little bleh too but not as bad as some of the others. I swallow my blood pressure pill in whole but that is a gel cap that dissolves quickly. Be sure to ask your dr if you are crushing pills for absorbtion purposes or for convenience. You dont want to pass those too fast and not get anything out of them. GL!

I am two weeks out as of today. I'm not aloud to eat until next Friday. I too felt like maybe it wasn't done because I had little pain and dint feel full when I ate. But I only ate two bites of jello or potato soup. As far as protein I bought the protein shots hard to drink but not too much and it's 30 gm. Also got beneprotein and it's not that bad mixed with a sugar free fruit punch. Yesterday I drank a lot of protein drink then went home and tried a bite of mash pot. I lost everything and went it is hard going down you don't want it back up! Today everything is hard to get down so everything has kicked in. I hope it does for you. CALL YOUR DOCTOR

yeah another thing... be careful early on like that trying new stuff. You are healing and you dont want to aggitate your incisions and cause swelling. You'll feel post op when you go off of your liquid diet, in the mean time enjoy things being a tiny bit easier.

def. call your doctor, but I wouldn't worry about it &quot;not working&quot; I've read a lot of people who don't get sick, I'm one of them. 4 egg whites seems like a lot, but how long did it take to eat them? If you got them down in 10 min. THAT is a problem. If it took you an hour, that makes more sense. Are you listening to your pouch and trying to hear the signal that you might be starting to get full? Let us know what happens and all the best to you!

Please consider yourself blessed...... I would say don't give up before the miracle happens but.... you are already there! There are so many folks here who are having a far worst time at this than you and I....I had my surgery on Aug 16, able to eat anything I've tried, and I'm still hungry too ! I was off pain meds before leaving the hospital. I have problems with protein and my fluid intake is too low... I was treated for dehydration last week... and have a bigger chance of not returning home from the hospital today because of it, but I will continue to press on and you should too. Remember everyones experience and recovery process is different, that head hunger and physical hunger are two different animals. You did not have your surgery in vain. I hope that you feel better soon about your choice to get healthier.

What was your expectation going into surgery. How did you prepare for surgery? What do you have for a meal plan?

Most folks know you have to get rid of the surgery fluids, and that weight loss takes a few weeks to get started. There are some things you don't like but you have to do them. Don't assume you can't get full, you will be surprised. Be positive, you seem like a dark cloud right now, which I suspect has to do with how you feel about yourself coming into the surgery. Talk to your Dr and/ or Nut... and maybe make an appt with therapist...{:&gt;} rd

Hold on a minute. You have just had your stomach cut into sections and your intestines rerouted. The surgeon cut nerves to accomplish this action. You can't feel if you are full. The reason you are to drink liquids the first week and gradually start eating soft foods is to allow your stomach to heal. Maybe you don't feel anything but that is NOT a good thing. If you overeat you will tear your anastamosis and develop a leak. PLEASE talk to your doctor now before you are in the hospital.

DO NOT take the vitamins in pill form. YOU NEED bariatric vitamins. Your jujunum has been bipassed and regular vitamins will not be processed properly. I went to pill form for the same reason and developed a SEVERE vitamin deficiency. Please don't make the same mistake! I damn neared died! You need to try some different protein. I had a LOT of trouble finding one that wouldn't gag me also. It took me forever, but I finally found one that worked. You can go to various bariatric websites and get free samples. There are also sample packs available for a small fee on some brands. I finally settled on Jay Robb found at VitaminShoppe and King Soopers, but protein is so hard to find!

As for eating anything you want, this is only a tool. Not everyone experiences dumping. You still have to be disciplined about what you eat and when you eat it. If you stick to the program, it will work for you and you can drop the weight. Don't forget that you are also at this stage, battling HEAD CRAVINGS. You mind still wants all that stuff that made you fat in the first place. You are retraining not only your body, but your mind.

You can do this! Don't give up on yourself! This journey is full of ups and downs, and they are not always fun! The ups are pretty flipping awesome though, and totally worth going through the downs.

I too at first felt hungry. I would eat my couple of tablespoons of soup and think YIKES! I'm still hungry.that lasted about 3-4 weeks and then the hunger (head hunger) and the healing of the stomach kicked in and the hunger really subsided. I do feel empty some evenings but nothing like hunger from before. Stick with your plan and it will work...I didn't have dramatic weightloss but was steady. I think 12 pounds in 2 weeks is GREAT! I know all dr are different but mine told me yesterday that my 54 pounds in 3 months is great! Stick with and celebrate your loss

If you are ready to give up after two weeks of feeling fine I do think you have a problem. Feel fine and do what you are told to do by your team. for some reason people come to their surgical team to do the surgery and you trust them to do that, then you don't want to listen to them. They tell you things to do for a REASON. Like one of the other posts said , your nerves are cut and you cant feel like you normally would you have to be CAREFUL . Go back to your team and find out what your meal plan is again and DO it. You can do serious damage if you don't.

I really like the Bariatric Advantage meal replacement shakes. They have 27 grams of protein and I love the taste of the chocolate, banana and strawberry. I get them auto shipped so I don't have to pay postage. You can find them by doing a search for Catalina Sciences. They also have excellent chewable supplements that I use. I spend the money that I used to spend on groceries for supplements but I don't eat allot of real food. I usually eat one low cal meal and a couple of low calorie snacks. I did allot of dumping at first if I ate too fast or too much or too dry, It really is important to drink the water and take a high dose chewable iron supplement but take your iron two hours before you start taking your calcium in three doses of 500 mg each. I do have several prescribed medications but I don't crush them I swallow them. One pill I take tastes horrid and I need it to function. I would never get it down if I crushed it.

It is so important to eat slower and chew, chew. chew your food. I am a year out of surgery and I have lost 115 pounds plus 30 pounds pre=surgery, I really have to watch what and how much I eat. If it is a food that slides down easily I can overeat on it so I have to be particularly careful with slider food to not over eat, I have to drink water pretty much all day to get it all down and it is so important to remain hydrated.

Its perfectly normal to have doubts we all do in the beginning but trust me it really does work!I havent really had any problems and can eat most foods with no issues,i am 4 and a half months out and i have lost 54 lbs and went from a size 18 to an 8 in jeans!It will happen relax,get in all your fluids and protein and it will work i promise!

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